I know people complained about the shiny finish on the stainless 77MKII’s as well. That was part of the reason the finish was changed on the Hawkeye. Rather than utilizing a finish similar to Remington, Sako, Winchester and everyone else in the industry, they decided it would be best to spray some unattractive gray paint on their stainless.
I wonder how the Hawkeye would have sold had they just lightly bead blasted the shiny finish? I’m betting it would have gone over phenomenally well and sales wouldn’t have immediately lagged. Might have even surged? It’s hard to quantify lost sales when something isn’t done right from the beginning.
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
